The winner on paper, but rivals and voters are still making Romney dance

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Mitt Romney supporters Chris and Ellen Finlay celebrate in Boston after projections indicated that their man would winReuters

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The results were not what the Republican Party was hoping forReuters

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The results from Super Tuesday threw the Republican race into greater chaosAFP/Getty

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Mitt Romney had hoped to beat off his challengers with emphatic winsEPA

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But in the event he failed to convinceReuters

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He won Massachusetts, Vermont, Virginia, Idaho and Alaska but only just took OhioAFP

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Rick Santorum was the biggest winner from Mr Romney's failureAFP/Getty

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He took a crucial victory in Tennessee and won in Oklahoma and North DakotaReuters

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He also ran Mr Romney very close in the "bellwether state" of OhioAP

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Mr Santorum declared a moral victory in Ohio after being massively outspentAFP

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Newt Gingrich enjoyed a sizeable victory in his home state of GeorgiaAP

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Analysts suggested Mr Santorum would have won Ohio without Mr Gingrich in the raceAP

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Ron Paul did not win any of the ten states voting but will continue anywayAP

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Mr Romney still faces three challengers for the Republican nominationAP

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Mr Santorum, Mr Paul and Mr Gingrich have all said they will fight onReuters

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Newt Gingrich receives a kiss from his wife CallistaAFP/Getty

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Mr Santorum's strategist checks the stage before his rally speechEPA

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"Too close to call" meant some late-night snackingAP

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A Newt Gingrich supporter waits to hear him speak in AlabamaAP

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Mr Romney is yet to prove his appeal to votersReuters

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Sister Grace Anne prays at a rally for Rick Santorum in PennsylvaniaAP

Catherine PhilpColumbus

Last updated at 12:01AM, March 8 2012

Mitt Romney faced a long and bruising battle for the Republican presidential
nomination yesterday after failing to land a knockout punch in the Super
Tuesday’s primary contests held in ten states.

A wafer-thin victory in the key battleground state of Ohio highlighted his
inability to reach much beyond his natural constituencies of moderates and
Mormons, who helped to deliver him five other states.

Crucially, he lost in the south, ceding momentum there to Rick Santorum and
Newt Gingrich days before a swath of southern states take their turn at the
polls.

Mr Romney emerged from Super Tuesday as the winner

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The winner on paper, but rivals and voters are still making Romney dance